Twine-holder.



L. B. SHOOK.

TWINE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1910.

PatentedJune7,1910.

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LOWELL B. SHOCK, OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-FOURTH TOSOLOMON E. SHOOK, OF CUYAI-IOGA FALLS, OHIO.

TWINE-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOWELL B. SHooK, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Riverside, in the county of Riverside and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Zlwine-Holders,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to twine holders, and has for an object toprovide a device of this character in which the free end of the twinewill be suspended normally at an elevation where it will not obstructthe arms in their movement during the operation of wrapping a package,means being employed whereby the twine can be conveniently grasped andpulled under tension to sufii ciently unwind portions thereof from thespool but obviating an accumulation of slack in the twine.

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the sev eral views:-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved twine holder showing thetwine-carrying arm in an elevated position. Fig. 2 is a similar viewshowing the twinecarrying arm in its lowered position. Fig. 3 is a topplan view of the holder. Fig. e is a detail transverse section taken onthe line H of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail transverse section taken on theline 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section taken through aportion of the base of the holder showing the spool retainer.

My improved twine holder consists of a base 1 upon which is mounted amember 2 of suflicient weight to hold the base accurately anchored uponthe support upon which it is mounted. The base 1 is rovided with a spoolsupport 3 which conslsts of a vertical shank 41 which carries downwardlydiverging jaws 5 whose outer surfaces are provided with downwardlyextending spurs 6 adapted to bite into the walls of the spool 7 to holdit operatively positioned upon the base.

The member 2 supports a vertical standard 8 Whose upper end is providedwith a forked portion between the arms 9 of which is disposed a swingingarm 10. The arms 9 of the forked portion of the standard are formed withalining perforations for the reception of the reduced ends 11 of abearing pin 12. The extremities of the ends 11 are Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed January 8, 1910.

Patented June *7, 1910.

Serial No. 537,068.

threaded for the reception of clamping nuts 13 which may be moved intoclamping engagement with the outer surfaces of the arms 9. The bearing12 is disposed in a cor respondingly formed aperture 1 1 in the arm 10.The arm 10 has its minor portion extended rearwardly of the standard 8and its major portion extends forwardly of the said standard for apurpose to be hereinafter described. One end of the arm 10 is providedwith a guide eye 15. The standard 8 is provided adjacent to the member 2with a guide eye 16. The forked upper end of the standard 8 is providedwith a head 17 upon which is formed a boss 18 apertured to slidablyreceive a rod 19 whose outer end is formed to provide a guide eye 20. Arod 21 extends rearwardly from the standard 8 and it is formed with aboss 22 which is apertured to slidably receive the rod 23. This rod isprovided at one end with a guide eye 24. A set screw 25 is carried bythe boss 22 and is adapted to be engaged with the rod 28 to hold it inits adjusted position. A similar set screw 26 is carried by the boss 18and itis adapted to be engaged with the rod 19 to hold it in itsadjusted position. The rear end of the rod 21 is provided with a guideeye 27. The spool is of conical form preferably and it has wound thereonthe twine 28. This twine is threaded first through the eye 27 and thenthrough the eye 24 and then through the eyes 20, 16 and 14. and the freeend of the twine depends from the outer extremity of the arm 10 to liein convenient reach of the bundle wrapper or user of the device.

To normally hold the arm 10 in an elevated position as shown in Fig. 1,the minor portion of the arm is provided with a weight 28 which carriesa rod 29 whose upper end is pivoted to the arm 10, as shown. The arm 10is provided upon its major portion with a toothed surface 30 with whichis adjustably engaged the bail 31 of a weight 32.

When the free depending portion of the twine which is suspended from theouter extremity of the arm 10 is pulled downwardly the arm 10 will berocked on its pivot and the counterbalancing weight 28 will be moved toassume the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. hen the weight 28is in this position the major portion of the arm and the weight 32 willbe sufiicient to counteract the eflt'ect of the weight 28 and the armwill be held in the position shown in Fig. 2. lVhen the arm is in thisposition the twine can be pulled without elfecting any movement of thearm. It will be seen that the novel arrangement of the guide eyes issuch that suflicient tension is applied to the twine to prevent itsbeing unwound too freely from its spool. The rods 19 and 28 can beadjusted on their supports to obtain the desired tension on the twine aswill be understood. The construction of the spool support is such thatthe jaws will under their spring tension be moved into grippingengagement with the walls of the spool to hold it against rotary orvertical movement on the base.

The construction of the device herein set forth and described isextremely simple and its use will permit the bundle wrapper to quicklytie a package. After the sufficient amount of twine has been used thefree end which depends from the arm 10 may be given a slight upward jerkto move the said arm to its normal position where the free end of thetwine will be again moved to a position where it cannot form anobstruction upon the counter or other support upon which the article ismounted.

I claim l. A twine holder comprising a pivoted arm, a supportingstandard for the arm, said arm having its minor portion extendedrearwardly of the standard and its major port-ion. extended forwardly ofthe standard, a weight mounted upon the minor portion of the arm forrocking the arm so that its major portion will extend upwardly and awayfrom the standard, an adjustable weight upon the major portion of thearm, a spool support for the twine, and a plurality of guide eyesarranged to guide the twine, one ofthe said eyes being located at theouter extremity of the major portion of the pivoted arm so that the freeend of the twine will be suspended therefrom and held normally in anelevated position.

2. A twine holder comprising a standard, an arm pivoted on the standardand adapted for vertical movement, said arm having its minor portionextended rearwardly of the standard and having its major portionextended forwardly of the standard and provided at its outer end with aguide eye, a guide eye located on the standard, an adjustable guideeye-carrying rod at the upper end of the standard, a rearwardlyextending arm mounted upon the standard, an adjustable guideeye-carrying rod mounted upon the said arm, a spool support for thetwine, the twine being threaded through the said guide eye so that thefree end of the twine is suspended from the outer extremity of the lnajor portion of the arm, a weight upon the minor portion of the arm fornormally holding the arm in position whereby the guide eye at the outerextremity of the major portion of the arm is disposed upwardly and awayfrom the standard, and an adjustable weight upon the major portion ofthe arm adapted to cooperate with the major portion to hold the arm inposition to cause the guide eye thereof to lie downwardly and adjacentto the standard during removal of the twine.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOWELL B. SHOOK. lVitnesses IRA D. FLUKE, R. D. LAMAR.

